How I “drank” all weekend without drinking alcohol

I’m not drinking this month for personal reasons and it helps that a lot of other people aren’t drinking either because of Dry January. New habits are easier to do in a group, no? My younger self would have thought that no drinking means no going out – at least to bars, events, and even…

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Mom and Pop Sushi & Ice Cream in Gardena

On our everlasting hunt for a good lunch special, we recently went to Toshi Sushi. The restaurant seems to be family-owned and has the cutest sushi chef. Service was friendly and appeared to be a place locals frequent. The Toshi Lunch Special The day we went in, there were two lunch specials available: theĀ Omakase lunch…

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Alder & Sage

I spent all last weekend going to brunch. Why? Because when girls want to catch up, we get brunch. Maybe it’s basic, but it’s just what happens. I am also always up for getting eggs. One spot I went to was in the Bluff Heights neighborhood of Long Beach, Alder & Sage. What We Ordered

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My September 2020 DineLA Restaurant List (takeout edition)

Now that we’ve been living with Covid for more of the year than not, I’ve got my takeout game down pretty well now, just in time for the next round of DineLA. (I used to almost never get takeout pre-Covid. I’m more of a cook at home or dine-in type). I’ve narrowed down my top…

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The Best of Takeout in Los Angeles

While restaurants across the country have been opening (prematurely IMO), I’ll be sticking to getting takeout and order to go, probably for the rest of the year. It all depends on when a vaccine gets developed. Anyway, if you’re sticking to takeout as well, which I highly recommend, I wanted to create a list of…

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